US Army Corps of Engineers - Tue May 26, 2026
USACE Awards $30M Contract for Grays Harbor North Jetty Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced that it has awarded an approximately $30 million construction contract with Astoria, Ore.-based Big River Construction to repair the North Jetty at the entrance to Grays Harbor near Ocean Shores, Wash....
Washington State University - Tue May 26, 2026
Construction Begins On $18M WSU Plant Growth Facility
Years in the making, the new Plant Growth Facility at Washington State University's Wenatchee Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center (TFREC) began construction on April 1, 2026. The WSU Board of Regents greenlit construction in March of a final design fine-tuned by scientists and architects to support current and future tree fruit research needs....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 29, 2026
Garco Construction Rehabs I-90 Vantage Bridge
Travelers journeying across the Columbia River in central Washington are being asked to pack along some patience as crews with Garco Construction continue work on the $79 million rehabilitation project of the Interstate 90 Vantage Bridge....
Sound Transit - Wed April 29, 2026
Sound Transit Awards $350M Contract for Operations Center
The Seattle, Wash.-based Sound Transit Board announced on March 26, 2026, that it approved a progressive design-build contract for the Operations and Maintenance Facility South on about 70 acres at South 336th Street in Federal Way, Wash., to Hoffman Construction Co....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 02, 2026
Last Part of I-5 Improvement Project Aims for Fall Finish
The final portion of a multiphase effort to combat congestion on a busy stretch of Washington's Interstate 5 is under way and on target for completion in late fall 2026. The $240 million I-5 Mounts Road to Steilacoom-Dupont Road Corridor Improvements project is next to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, one of the largest military installations on the West Coast....
applevalleynewsnow.com - Thu April 02, 2026
Perry Technical Breaks Ground On $21M Yakima Expansion
Perry Technical Institute broke ground on March 19, 2026, on a new expansion program designed to create more opportunities in the Yakima Valley, according to applevalleynewsnow.com. The new 42,000-sq.-ft....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Thu April 02, 2026
Crews Complete Fish Movement Barrier Work On U.S. 101
Crews completed major construction efforts on a multi-year project to improve fish movement, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The work removed barriers to fish under U.S....
Washington State University - Thu April 02, 2026
WSU Students Take Third at Construction Competition
A Washington State University student team took a top prize in the recent Associated Schools of Construction competition, the largest construction management competition in the United States. More than 1,740 students from 55 universities and 22 states participated in the competition, which was held in Reno, Nev....
Lorie Jewell - CEG Correspondent - Wed February 04, 2026
Contractors Repair Washington Flooding Damage
Contractors across northwest Washington are deploying convoys of heavy construction equipment to repair and restore state highways crippled by December 2025's historic flooding, many working around the clock to clear debris and restore washed-out roadways....
thereflector.com - Wed February 04, 2026
Granite Starts Building Asphalt Plant at Port of Woodland
Granite Construction began building a 20-acre asphalt plant at the Port of Woodland's Martin's Bar South industrial site along the Columbia River, thereflector.com reported. Granite plans to truck in rocks and other asphalt material at first, but Port Commissioner Bob Wile said the company eventually plans to seek state approval to bring in materials by barge....
